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VOLUME 10 NUMBER 4 APRIL 2013

Center for Supply Chain Management

John Cook School of Business

Saint Louis University

NEWSLETTER

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Saint Louis University Supply Chain Management Program Ranked No. 16th in the Country ............................. 2

Supply Chain Management Degrees and Programs ........................................................................................... 2

April 2013 ............................................................................................................................................................... 2

Professional Development Schedule ....................................................................................................................... 3

International Trade Management in the Supply Chain Certificate ..................................................................... 3

Product Safety Management Certificate ............................................................................................................. 3

Advanced Supply Chain Management Certificate ............................................................................................. 4

Save-the-Dates ........................................................................................................................................................ 4

General and Organizational Information ................................................................................................................ 5

Picture Gallery ........................................................................................................................................................ 7

Center Organizations & Board Members ................................................................................................................ 8

Center for Supply Chain Management Office ........................................................................................................ 9

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Saint Louis University

Supply Chain Management Program

Ranked No. 16th in the Country

In the March 2013 issue of the U.S. News & World Report, the Saint Louis University

Supply Chain Management program was ranked 16th in the country, which is up from

last year’s ranking of 21st. Ik-Whan Kwon, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Supply

Chain Management Studies, stated the high ranking is a result of our academic and

business community partnership. The collaborative efforts of administration, faculty,

Board members and other supporting constituencies have actively contributed to the

Center’s successful performance.

Supply Chain Management Degrees and Programs

Our academic programs in supply chain management include: Master of Science in

Supply Chain Management, MBA with Supply Chain Management Concentration,

Post-MBA in Supply Chain Management, Joint Master Program in Health Care Supply

Chain Management and an undergraduate Minor in Supply Chain Management.

Our professional development programs include:

Introduction to Supply Chain Management (SCM101) (twice a year)

Integrated Supply Chain management (twice a year)

International Trade Management in Supply Chain (twice a year)

Lean Logistics (Once a year)

Project Management in Supply Chain (twice a year)

Change Management in Supply Chain (once a year)

Product Safety Management Program in Supply Chain (once a year)

Advanced Product Safety Management Program (once a year)

April 2013

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Professional Development Schedule

The Center for Supply Chain Management Studies at Saint Louis

University announces the following schedule:

International Trade Management in the Supply Chain Certificate

Topic Instructor Date

Operations Mark Baxa April 8&9

Operations in International Trade Management is the practice of streamlining the entire life-cycle of

global trade across order, logistics, and settlement activities to significantly improve operating

efficiencies and cash flow. This two-day workshop focuses on understanding the nature and needed

responses from an international operational perspective. The course will identify the challenges and

requirements needed to ensure operational success in managing

international trade.

Fee: $1,090. Discounts for Center members up to 30%.

Product Safety Management Certificate

Topic Instructor Date

Product Safety Management – Part 1 Team Based April 15&16

The certificate course is a general management survey course for those currently in product safety

positions, including design engineers, quality assurance and integrity, compliance, product safety

managers, risk management, supply chain management and testing and certification. The course

includes a two day opening workshop, 8 bi-weekly webinars on product safety topics, and a two day

closing workshop. Topics include: compliance and regulations, risk assessment, hazard analysis,

hazard-based engineering, global management issues, supply chain, communications, and issues and

trends.

Team of Instructors: Compliance and Regulations: Michael Brown, Gidding Law, LLC; Risk

Assessment: Gene Rider, Intertek; Hazard-Based Engineering: Thomas Lanzisero, UL; Product Safety

Program Development: Richard Stern, Whirlpool Corporation; Supply Chain Management: Bob Drury,

Saint Louis University Center for Supply Chain Management Studies; CPSC Field Investigations under

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CPSIA: Dennis Blasius, CPSC; and luncheon speaker: Managing Product Safety: Richard Hackman,

Procter & Gamble.

Fee: $4,500 for entire workshop (four day class engagement and eight

bi-weekly webinars)

Advanced Supply Chain Management Certificate

Topic Instructor Date

Managing Transportation and Warehousing Operations Tom Goldsby, Ph.D. April 25&26

Associate Professor

SCM – Ohio State

Understand a variety of analytical tools, skills and techniques that can be used to solve supply

chain problems.

Gain an understanding of the system components of a typical logistics network, including their

inter-relationships.

Gain an understanding of a variety of analytical tools, skills and techniques that can be used to

solve logistical problems and identify opportunities.

Develop knowledge and tools required for designing a least total cost supply chain organization

and facility network.

Gain an understanding of the role of logistics / supply chain management in business,

government and military environments.

Gain an understanding of the system components of a typical logistics network, including their

inter-relationships.

Fee: $1,090. Discounts for Center members up to 30%.

Special Note: The Center courses can be taken as an

individual course or as part of a Center certificate.

Save-the-Dates

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May 16 & 17, 2013: Risk Management in Supply Chain Management and Project

Presentation in Advanced SCM Management Certificate Program

May 30 & 31, 2013: Compliance in International Trade Management

General and Organizational Information

U.S. is Unique in Low Percentage of Income Spent on Food;

Supply Chain Efficiency has to be a Key Factor

By SCDigest Editorial Staff

Our graphic of the week, while only loosely connected to the supply chain, is still worth

noting.

In late February, Bloomberg Businessweek had an article that included this graphic on the

percent of U.S. after tax consumer income spent on food from 1984 to 2011, based on

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Given the perception of “food inflation” in the U.S., it is surprising to us that the

percentage continues to decline in general, although there has been a small rise in the last

few years after the near close of the Great Recession.

As Businessweek notes, "In 1984, the average U.S. household spent 16.8 percent of its

annual post-tax income on food. By 2011, Americans spent only 11.2 percent. The U.S.

devotes less of its income to food than any other country - half as much as households in

France and one-fourth of those in India."

As an aside, some observers have suggested that massive food inflation was the root

cause of the recent "Arab Spring" uprisings.

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Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

We have to think that U.S. food supply chain efficiency is a huge contributing factor in

this long term decline in the expense ratio.

SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore is somewhat dubious of the decline in restaurant meal costs

as percent of income, given the trends in his household, but the data is the data.

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Picture Gallery

Top – team workout, center – Advanced Class, bottom – International Trade Management class

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Center Organizations & Board Members

AEP River Operations Mr. George Piccioni

Ameren Services Mr. Dennis Weisenborn &

Mr. Mark Brandt

Anheuser-Busch/InBev Mr. Gary Welker

The Boeing Company Mr. David Thole, Mr. Steve Georgevitch,

& Ms. Joann Franke

Cassidy Turley Company Mr. Ed Lampitt

Cass Information Systems Mr. Frank Cirimele

Covidien Mr. Mike Santowski

Emerson Company Mr. Al Middeke & Mr. Joe Ackerman

Energizer Mr. Gary Proctor

Hodgson Mill Mr. Ray Martin

Mesa Logistics Mr. Frank Fischer

Monsanto Company Mr. Kevin Lawrence

Nordyne, Inc. Mr. Bob Bielecki

Novus International, Inc. Mr. Kevin Mowery

Nestle Purina Pet Care Mr. Marty Tendler & Mr. Pete Spanos

OHL Mr. Ted Wellhausen

Peabody Energy Mr. Carlton Adams

Saint Louis University Dr. Ellen Harshman &

Dr. John Hamilton

Schafer Company Mr. Bob Elfanbaum

UniGroup, Inc. Mr. Tom Duwel

World Wide Technology Mr. Kurt Grimminger

Ex-Officio Dr. Ik-Whan Kwon

Honorary Members

Mr. Bob Drury, Mr. Gerald Hayden, Mr. Jim Kavanaugh, Mr. Tom Olson

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Center for Supply Chain Management Office

Ellen Harshman, Ph.D., J. D., Dean

Ik-Whan G. Kwon, Ph.D., Director

John W. Hamilton, Ph.D., Associate Director

Mrs. Dawn DeLaria, Administrative Assistant

Center for Supply Chain Management

John Cook School of Business

Saint Louis University

3674 Lindell Blvd. DS 458

Saint Louis, Mo 63108

http://cscms.slu.edu

phone: (314) 977-3617

fax: (314) 977-2068

email: cscms@slu.edu